MEOW IS A WORD! If you are lucky enough to be in Stumptown (er, Portland, OR), this weekend you can be one of the very first to take a realtime glimpse at the newest book release from artist Hilary Pfeifer titled Catabet. I've known Hilary (the Bunny With A Toolbelt) for years (we even collaborated on work shown at the now defunct Museum of Contemporary Craft), as she's brought her amazing abundance of characters to life in many forms: from books to sculptural pieces, to public art. The latest release is a "handmade tribute to cats, clothing and the 26 letters we all know and love"....the book is available now to order, but if you are visiting Portland Open Studios (they also refer to themselves as PDXOS) look for the artist and get one signed in paw-son (insert funny face here). Dive right in, whiskers first!